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Growth, Skills and innovation in the Tasmanian industrial structure: key changes over time and potential for future growth

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O'Brien, KR
(2010)
Growth, Skills and innovation in the Tasmanian industrial structure: key changes over time and potential for future growth.
Working Paper.
Australian Innovation Research Centre, Hobart.

Abstract

The main approach of this paper is to provide a descriptive picture of the Tasmanianeconomy and key changes in the industrial structure over time, focusing on larger andfaster growing sectors, and mapping the characteristics of change across industry inemployment, output, occupations, qualifications, and productivity. The paper thenconsiders industries with potential for future growth based on areas of revealedcapability and innovation.The paper draws on ABS data as well as data from the 2007 AIRC TasmaniaInnovation Census (TIC). The paper is structured in two main sections: the firstoverviews historic structure and change across the Tasmanian economy and thesecond section considers indicators for future growth in tem1S of industry capabilitiesand innovation characteristics.